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Joe Boleo Super Member
Joined: Dec 25, 2006 Posts: 427 Location: Pennsylvania
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Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 3:30 am Post subject: Components are coming back into stock |
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My local gun shop is starting to get powder, primers and bullets that have been on order for a long time. I bought some IMR4350 and was pleased to see most of the IMR powders were on the shelf. My guess is that production is starting to catch up with demand. The number of customers stocking up may be reaching a saturation point. Anyway, I hope we have turned the corner. Take care...
Joe
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stovepipe Super Member
Joined: Sep 25, 2008 Posts: 4877 Location: Pine, Az.
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Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 10:05 am Post subject: Re: Components are coming back into stock |
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Weird. The stuff never seems to make out this far for some reason.
Glad you guys are getting some at least. Cabela's and local stores have zip. Been on b/o for weeks for bullets and primers. I got 7 lbs. of powder just sitting. Eh- no hurry. It'll come someday.
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chambered221 Super Member
Joined: Aug 17, 2007 Posts: 3455 Location: Lost for good !!!
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Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 10:15 am Post subject: Re: Components are coming back into stock |
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We've had Federal primers showing up lately along with some powders but bullets still seem to be an issue!!!
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Savagenut Member
Joined: Apr 15, 2009 Posts: 48 Location: S.W. Michigan
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Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 5:17 am Post subject: Re: Components are coming back into stock |
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Bullets and powder no problem here in SW lower MI no primers unless you reload shorgun and or have a muzzle loader. Havent seen any primer here for four months!!!
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Gil Martin Super Member
Joined: Jan 28, 2005 Posts: 1837 Location: Schnecksville, PA
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Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 1:39 pm Post subject: Re: Components are coming back into stock |
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I agree with Joe. The shops I visit have more reloading components on the shelves. All the best...
Gil
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sniper Super Member
Joined: Aug 18, 2005 Posts: 735 Location: Utah
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Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 7:40 am Post subject: Re: Components are coming back into stock |
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Can only hope the situation gets better here, and soon. VERY few components to be had.
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vint2 Super Member
Joined: Nov 18, 2005 Posts: 1216 Location: Iowa
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chambered221 Super Member
Joined: Aug 17, 2007 Posts: 3455 Location: Lost for good !!!
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Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 5:22 pm Post subject: Re: Components are coming back into stock |
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What you’re finding is not unusual Vint!!!
First understand that when bullets are made, the dies that they are made in wear. As they wear the position of the ogive changes. Then to compound the issue most bullet manufactures have multiple machines making bullets that dump into one hopper before moving on to the next process.
The next thing you need to understand is that a rifle seating die seats by pushing against the ogive not the tip of the bullet. Therefore any change in the position of the ogive will show up in the OAL of the loaded case.
I have been using Nosler B-Tips pretty much since they came on the market and they are notorious for this. I’ve seen boxes of 100 with .030 difference with 4 different ogive readings. (Obviously 4 presses were running this batch of bullets at one time)
On paper at 100 yards (deer loads) it didn’t show up so I don’t worry about it.
On my varmint loads I’ll separate them into the different OAL’s and use whatever the load was designed around +-.005 for the long range work and use the others for the close stuff.
You can also buy a bullet comparator to sort your bullets with prior to loading, that way you can make adjustments to the seating die for each ogive reading.
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Pumpkinslinger Super Member
Joined: Sep 22, 2007 Posts: 5001 Location: NC foothills
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Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 6:38 pm Post subject: Re: Components are coming back into stock |
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Vint, I use one of these to do my measuring to set up my seating die. I don't worry too much about OAL after using this, especially with HP or lead-tipped bullets.
www.sinclairintl.com/p...omparators
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vint2 Super Member
Joined: Nov 18, 2005 Posts: 1216 Location: Iowa
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Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 7:56 pm Post subject: Re: Components are coming back into stock |
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I have been considering this exact tool!! Thanks for the insight!!! Chambered, you confirmed my suspicions and I thank you for that!! I am an acurracy nut who does a lot of hunting. I think that the confidence of an accurate weapon helps a lot when one is in the field. It would seem to me that we need to pay attention to detail and keep in touch with fellow "nuts"!!!!! Now I have to get a tool, run some loads, and let y'all know what happened!!!
THANKS GUYS!!!!!!!!!!
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stovepipe Super Member
Joined: Sep 25, 2008 Posts: 4877 Location: Pine, Az.
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Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 6:06 am Post subject: Re: Components are coming back into stock |
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Cabela's just bumped my Magtech primer order back 9 weeks. Same with others sans CCI.
I quit!
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fnuser Super Member
Joined: Dec 23, 2008 Posts: 914 Location: S.W. Missouri, U.S.A.
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Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 2:23 pm Post subject: Re: Components are coming back into stock |
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local shop got in my fav .308 powder rl15 now 5 or 6 cans for under $25 each
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vint2 Super Member
Joined: Nov 18, 2005 Posts: 1216 Location: Iowa
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Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 3:51 pm Post subject: Re: Components are coming back into stock |
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Got powder at $20.00/lb and primers at $30/brick tax included. Think primers are still a little stiff, but at least we can get them.
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aznative Member
Joined: Oct 03, 2005 Posts: 31
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Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:28 pm Post subject: Re: Components are coming back into stock |
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Bulk bullets are hard to find. Primers are available but at higher prices and most shops have a purchasing limit. Loaded ammo is coming back at higher prices. Most powders are available now. As long as the idiots in DC don't try to push some antigun legislation, things should go back to normal in another 6 months.
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vint2 Super Member
Joined: Nov 18, 2005 Posts: 1216 Location: Iowa
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Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:46 am Post subject: Re: Components are coming back into stock |
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Take heart , they just stopped some stupid switch blade thing, so there are a least some who are still with us!!!!!!!!
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